Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago

The library’s collection consists of both primary and secondary resources: judgments, ILO reports, law reports, monographs, statutes, periodicals, information files, speeches, laws and electronic resources on industrial relations, employment, trade unions, management, economics and other peripheral subjects. The North Library collection consists of over 6,000 books, 37 series titles and about 25 law reports. The South Library has over 3,500 books, 20 series titles and 8 law reports.

The monographs are classified according to the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) scheme. Periodicals, journals and law reports are arranged in strictly alphabetical order.

Judgment Collection

This collection consists of all judgments delivered at the Industrial Court since 1965, as well as the relevant Court of Appeal / High Court judgments.

Books

Texts on employment law, industrial relations, occupational health and safety, business, leadership, management, economics, psychology, legal writing and other related subjects.

Law Reports

Our collection of law reports ranges from the All England Law Reports to the West Indian Law Reports, including:

  • Atkins Court Forms
  • All England Law Reports
  • Commonwealth Law Reports
  • Dominion Law Reports
  • Halsbury's Laws of England
  • Industrial Cases Reports
  • International Labour Law Reports
  • Knights Industrial Reports
  • Labour Arbitration Cases
  • New South Wales Law Reports
  • New Zealand Law Reports
  • Times Law Reports
  • Trinidad and Tobago Law Reports
  • Union Labour Reports
  • West Indian Reports

Information Files

The daily newspapers are indexed on topics relevant to the Court.

Journals

The collection consists of legal, social and economic related journals.

Online Databases

The Library subscribes to the LEXISNEXIS databases. This is accessed by authorised personnel only.

Special Collections

  • International Labour Organization publications;
  • Speeches from special sittings and papers presented by the President of the Industrial Court, as well as past presidents and members;
  • Industrial Court bibliography: newspaper articles, journal articles and book extracts relating to the discussion on the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago; and
  • 50th Anniversary historical magazine, “Journey to Gold: Industrial Court 1965-2015”, featuring personal experiences and views from industrial relations practitioners as well as past and present judges, and the Hansard records of the debate on the Industrial Stabilisation Bill in the House of Representatives.